The economics of New England : case study of an older area

Seymour E. Harris is the only man who has served with all three national committees of experts appointed to study the New England economy within the past two years. His book is the first full-scale analysis of the area’s economic problems—and it will create controversy. He states vigorously just what the more important causes of New England’s economic difficulties have been, and shows just how she can now fulfill her unrealized potentialities. ABOUT THIS BOOK Contents PART I. GENERAL PROBLEMS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1. FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES CHAPTER 2. THE OLDER ECONOMIC REGION* CHAPTER 3. THE EMERGENCE OF NEW ENGLAND AS A PROBLEM AREA CHAPTER 4. WHAT AILS NEW ENGLAND? CHAPTER 5. THE LONGER HISTORICAL VIEW: EARLIER COMMENTS AND DIAGNOSES CHAPTER 6. STATE AND LOCAL DIFFERENCES CHAPTER 7. NORTH VERSUS SOUTH PART II. EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND ECONOMY INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 8. NEW ENGLAND'S BALANCING OF ACCOUNTS CHAPTER 9. THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS OF NEW ENGLAND, PREWAR AND POSTWAR CHAPTER 1O. TREASURY DRAINS CHAPTER 11. NEW ENGLAND'S STAKE IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE PART III. LABOR AND RELATED COSTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 12. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COSTS CHAPTER 13. LABOR SUPPLY CHAPTER 14. LABOR COSTS CHAPTER 15. PRODUCTIVITY CHAPTER 16. VARIATIONS IN THE COST OF LIVING CHAPTER 17. LEGISLATION AND ECONOMIC MIGRATION CHAPTER 18. UNIONIZATION AND STRIKES PART IV. FISCAL POLICY INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 19. TAXES CHAPTER 20. THE PROBLEM OF MASSACHUSETTS' FISCAL POSITION PART V. FUEL COSTS AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 21. FUEL, POWER, AND RIVER DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 22. THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY PART VI. MARKETS, TRANSPORTATION, AND RAW MATERIALS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 23. TRANSPORTATION AND LOCATION CHAPTER 24. AN IRON AND STEEL MILL FOR NEW ENGLAND PART VII. INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 25. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE CHAPTER 26. TEXTILES, SHOES, AND OTHER EMPLOYMENTS CHAPTER 27. CONCLUDING REMARKS INDEX